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Category: The Meaning of Life

Santa Clara Meditation Happiness & Coexist – Do we need friends in life?

I have an old friend back from my freshman year of college. We had the same major. When my friend was a sophomore in college, he was sent to prison for a political crime. He was caught demonstrating for the democratization of Korea in the 1990s.

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Santa Clara Meditation Q&A by Members – What are some cool facts about the Universe?

My second son, who is currently in the 6th grade of elementary school, asked me one day: “Did you know Mom, Einstein was a huge playboy?” I was surprised, that that great old genius was such a playboy in his lifetime. My son and I laughed loudly and talked about Einstein, saying that he was human too.

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Santa Clara Meditation The Meaning of Life – What are some realistic ways to get rich in 5 years? I’m 25 now and want to hit around 200k USD by the age of 30. What are my options?

I really like this question, because I can tell you a story from my experience.

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Santa Clara Meditation Find Your True Self – Who am I? Why do I live? I Finally Found the Answer

Santa Clara Meditation Find Your True Self – Who am I? Why do I live? I Finally Found the Answer

I have always wanted to find answers to these questions, “Who I am?” “Where do I come from?” and “Why do I exist?” I had other questions too, like “What is life and death?” From a young age, I have been asking to my parents, school teachers, and pastors in church. Everyone gave their own explanation, but no one really knew the answers.

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Santa Clara Meditation The Answer Is Within – What Should I Do With My Life? – What One Needs to Do in Life

Santa Clara Meditation The Answer Is Within – What Should I Do With My Life? – What One Needs to Do in Life

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Santa Clara Meditation Self Realization – I’m A Las Vegas DJ

Santa Clara Meditation Self Realization – I’m A Las Vegas DJ

Steven Oberg / DJ / Las Vegas, Nevada

Boom boom boom boom. I am a Las Vegas DJ. I love my job very much. As many people know, Las Vegas is a world of entertainment and fun. Thousands of famous people worldwide create excitement every night with impressive sounds and colorful lights. It is a great honor to be able to work as a DJ in a place like this.

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Santa Clara Meditation Repentance – Finding the Reason and Purpose Of Life For The First Time

Santa Clara Meditation Repentance – Finding the Reason and Purpose Of Life For The First Time

I have always lived an aimless life. From a very early age, I wanted to make a lot of money. So, after finishing graduate school, I started a lot of businesses and failed. I always wanted to settle down. But every time I would start to settled down, I would see another possible business opportunity and change my business plan again and again and then, finally, I would fail once more. I repeated this cycle 4 or 5 times. Eventually, I became so exhausted from trying and just wanted to die. That’s when I found this meditation.

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Santa Clara Meditation Grateful Mindset – After Solving My Questions Of Life, I Became As Free As A Bird

Santa Clara Meditation Grateful Mindset – After Solving My Questions Of Life, I Became As Free As A Bird

Since childhood, I have had many questions. There are blue skies and clouds up above. There are trees in the mountains. And then there are people. I always wondered where all these things came from and why I was born and where I will go when I die. If I’m here on this earth, there should be a reason and purpose, but no matter how many great men and women are remembered through our history, they will eventually be forgotten over time.

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Santa Clara Meditation Self Actualization – Life And Death, Understanding And Enlightening To The World

Santa Clara Meditation Self Actualization – Life And Death, Understanding And Enlightening To The World

I’d always had questions like, “How can humans see the world and think creatively?” When I see the people around me, they seem to live happily without these kinds of heavy thoughts. I felt all alone, trapped in my thoughts – and I could not escape!

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Santa Clara Meditation Self Realization – I’m Finally At Ease!

Santa Clara Meditation Self Realization – I’m Finally At Ease!

I began meditating at the request of my husband and daughter. Before I knew about this meditation, I was the kind of person who was terrified to deal with new situations. Now that I’m meditating every day, I’m secure enough to go visit family in the hospital – and I’m so grateful.

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Santa Clara Meditation Enlightenment – You Can Succeed At Your Work Life

Santa Clara Meditation Enlightenment – You Can Succeed At Your Work Life

Deputy Manager of SK C&C’s Outsourcing Purchasing Team Jin-soo Park (36). He is often described as being very energetic and relaxed; people call him “Energizer” because he is so full of energy. However, Jin-soo Park wasn’t always like this. There was a time when he struggled: feeling inferior to others and dealing with the death of his best friend. He felt nervous and tired all the time. “Energizer” Park, an employee for 5 years, talks about the wisdom and impact of meditation on his work life.

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Santa Clara Meditation Invest in Yourself – Taking Pictures Without A Camera

Santa Clara Meditation Invest in Yourself – Taking Pictures Without A Camera

I majored fine arts in college. As part of the curriculum for my major, I took photography courses and I was fascinated by the power of the famous photographers’ works. They had new perspectives that I had never seen before. Maybe because I had previously studied art, I was able to find my own vibe and gained much more confidence from my peers’ and professors’ compliments and encouragement. That confidence, however, soon deteriorated into my own personal obsession to be different and to create a style that was something all my own.

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Santa Clara Meditation Happiness – What’s Wrong With Wanting Money?

Santa Clara Meditation Happiness – What’s Wrong With Wanting Money?

After graduating from high school, I jumped into the workforce. At the age of 25 I got married. My husband worked at a company but his salary was negligible, so I had a lot of stress trying to live within our budget. Our children had a lot of after school activities that were costing us money. I wanted to be able to offer them everything but I felt bad because our household budget was tight. My home, neighborhood, car, husband’s job, all of these things weren’t as good as I wanted, so my pride was crushed when I went to my class reunion. My husband seemed incompetent to me.

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Santa Clara Meditation Lecture 01 – Who Am I? by Helper Sherry

Santa Clara Meditation Lecture 01 – Who Am I? by Helper Sherry

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Santa Clara Meditation The Meaning of Life – I Became A Better Nurse To My Patients Through Meditation

Santa Clara Meditation The Meaning of Life – I Became A Better Nurse To My Patients Through Meditation

I became a professor at the relatively young age of thirty. At the time, I was so happy that I was able to achieve my dream of teaching on a college level so early in life. But that happiness was short-lived and soon I was dissatisfied with my life once again. I’ve always envied those around me and I’ve always found myself looking for more and more goals to achieve.

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Santa Clara Meditation The Meaning of Life – Meditation Gave Me Hope For The Future

Santa Clara Meditation The Meaning of Life – Meditation Gave Me Hope For The Future

Hello, my name is Maribel and I found this mediation when I was 21 years old while at my gym during a vacation spent in South Florida. I had been interested in meditation and back home in Tampa, I was in the process of searching for a meditation community. There was a bright smiling woman at Youfit promoting this meditation that caught my eye.

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Santa Clara Meditation Heaven Within Me – Anyone Can Find Paradise Within Him Or Herself Now!

Santa Clara Meditation Heaven Within Me – Anyone Can Find Paradise Within Him Or Herself Now!

From a young age, I always heard, “Do well in school, so that you can go to a good college. Then you can get a good job. Then you can find a good wife, have kids, work until you retire and then when you die give your inheritance to your kids”. I always had trouble accepting and following this blindly. There was always this feeling inside me that there was something completely off about these strong, societal beliefs.

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Santa Clara Meditation The Meaning of Life – An important meditation that taught me what it means to live for others

Santa Clara Meditation The Meaning of Life – An important meditation that taught me what it means to live for others

I’ve never met the founder Woo Myung, but in this meditation practice, I have heard that he is truly someone who lives for others. He first founded this practice more than 20 years ago, and since then, he folded his own business and began traveling all over his native Korea to help people. He continued to help others by coming to the United States to open meditation seminars and hold seminars and now does this while traveling worldwide.

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Santa Clara Meditation he Meaning of Life – While Wondering How I Should Live My Life, I Found This Meditation

Santa Clara Meditation he Meaning of Life – While Wondering How I Should Live My Life, I Found This Meditation

After living 40 years in Korea and 28 years overseas, I was puzzling over how to live my life when I met this meditation. Firstly, I was impressed by the devoted efforts of the retreat staff, and I was amazed at the effect of the method that allowed one to empty his mind. I meditated for a short period of time, but I got more than I expected.

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Santa Clara Meditation God Within Me – I Was Able to Reach Moksha Through this Meditation

Santa Clara Meditation God Within Me – I Was Able to Reach Moksha Through this Meditation

I was born in the city of New Delhi in India and immigrated to the United States when I was 13 years old. My family is Hindu as is the case for most Indians. Therefore, from a young age, Hinduism was an integral part of my life, regarding Dharma;

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Santa Clara Meditation Find Your True Self – Toward the Final Destination of Total Bliss

Santa Clara Meditation Find Your True Self – Toward the Final Destination of Total Bliss

At some stage in my life, I started to feel that something extraordinary needed to happen in my ordinary life. There had always been something that bothered me. I tried few things, like reading spiritual books and practicing other types of meditation.

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Santa Clara Meditation The Meaning of Life – Now I Know How to be Happy

Santa Clara Meditation The Meaning of Life – Now I Know How to be Happy

Like any other kids, I always felt depressed about problems; especially in dealing with my parents. I left school to devote myself to music; but I still felt emptiness and I wondered, ‘For what do we come into this world? Why do we work if we are going to die someday?’ Having these questions, my curiosity was increased and I felt deeper sorrow at meaningless of life. I started to have a slight hatred towards my parents without any reason.

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Santa Clara Meditation Heaven Within Me – Now Is the Season for All Human Beings to Become True and Live Forever

Santa Clara Meditation Heaven Within Me – Now Is the Season for All Human Beings to Become True and Live Forever

My wife found this meditation brochure in the library about 5 years ago and asked me to read it. She told me that she thought that it might interest me. At that time I had been reading various books about the mind, spirituality, religion, and science but none of them contained the answers or simple explanations that I was looking for.

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Santa Clara Meditation Depression – I Found the Peace I was Longing for

Santa Clara Meditation Depression – I Found the Peace I was Longing for

It’s been a pleasure from the beginning to experience this meditation. The reason I came to the center was because I was having trouble sleeping, anxiety attacks, and depression. My life felt like it was coming to an end and every day I felt worse and worse.

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Santa Clara Meditation Happiness – I Found True Happiness at This Meditation

Santa Clara Meditation Happiness – I Found True Happiness at This Meditation

Before I started this meditation, I was always trying to understand the meaning of life. Even since I was a very young boy, I searched for answers to the many questions I had. Who am I? Why am I here? Why do I exist? Why does anything exist at all? And, I found it extremely frustrating and challenging to find real answers to these questions.

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Santa Clara Meditation Repentance – Gift of Life

Santa Clara Meditation Repentance – Gift of Life

I questioned about the direction of my life. I began to wonder about the true purpose of life: we come into this world to accumulate wealth? Would we take any of this when we die?

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Santa Clara Meditation Worries – This Meditation Is the Real Deal

Santa Clara Meditation Worries – This Meditation Is the Real Deal

I recall the moment I picked up this meditation brochure and read it. I liked what I read. I was, however, left wondering if this was yet another brochure about meditation that promised the freedom that I was looking for but would not deliver it. My skepticism disappeared after my first meditation session.

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Santa Clara Meditation Happiness – A Light at the End of the Tunnel

Santa Clara Meditation Happiness – A Light at the End of the Tunnel

My endless search for Truth began since I was young.
When I was seven years old, my father passed away. I started to have, within me, a series of questions that had remained unanswered for over twenty years: Why are we born? Why do we live? Why do we die? Does God exist? Where is the Truth?

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Santa Clara Meditation Happiness – Now I Know What to Do to Change Myself

Santa Clara Meditation Happiness – Now I Know What to Do to Change Myself

Before I started this meditation I was unhappy with life and the world and the people in it but I didn’t have any answers as to why this was. I have a good wife, 3 lovely children, a nice house, and a nice car. I have always wanted to work for myself because I really believed it would make me happy. In the years leading up to the start of the meditation, most things that I wanted in life to make me happy, I was achieving with some ease.

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Santa Clara Meditation Positive Life Changes – Liberation from the Most Restless Mind

Santa Clara Meditation Positive Life Changes – Liberation from the Most Restless Mind

In childhood I had a loving family. School was always pretty easy for me. I was naturally social so it was easy to make friends. I was athletic and competed well in sports. Till my early teens I was pretty simply happy.

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Santa Clara Meditation God Within Me – This Meditation Has Brought Me to the True Belief in Christ

Santa Clara Meditation God Within Me – This Meditation Has Brought Me to the True Belief in Christ

Before I came to this meditation, I was an active Christian in church, enjoy pursuing the true meaning of human life with brothers and sisters.

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Santa Clara Meditation Positive Life Changes – The Benefits I Have Gained to Date Are Enormous

Santa Clara Meditation Positive Life Changes – The Benefits I Have Gained to Date Are Enormous

After many years of searching for the meaning of life through university studies, philosophies, religions, meditation, and so on, a chance look at the display shelves of a seniors club had me picking up this meditation pamphlet.

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Santa Clara Meditation The Meaning of Life – I Started This Meditation and the Universal Order Made Sense

Santa Clara Meditation The Meaning of Life – I Started This Meditation and the Universal Order Made Sense

I lived my life trying to fulfill my dream. And with “faith” I have achieved much. I always felt I had the responsibility to do everything myself, though. I wanted to please everyone. I wore myself out completely.

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Santa Clara Meditation Grateful Mindset – Being One with the Universe

Santa Clara Meditation Grateful Mindset – Being One with the Universe

I used to live in total darkness. Both of my past and future distressed me. Unnecessary and negative thoughts filled my mind and led me to a life filled with stress, fear, insecurity, and a lack of confidence in myself and in my surroundings.

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Santa Clara Meditation Enlightenment – The Troubles and Doubts That Had Been Constantly Plaguing Me Have Disappeared

Santa Clara Meditation Enlightenment – The Troubles and Doubts That Had Been Constantly Plaguing Me Have Disappeared

From a certain time ago, my mind started to be so complicated, so I had been unable to concentrate on anything. I couldn’t work well. And no matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t listen to friends and family and even couldn’t take a rest.

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Santa Clara Meditation Awakening to God Within Me – After all these years, I have finally found God within

Santa Clara Meditation Awakening to God Within Me – After all these years, I have finally found God within

When I look back at my life, I realize how fortunate I was in so many respects. Among those many things I am so grateful for, I am most grateful that I have finally found God within me.

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Santa Clara Meditation Stress – I Have Become a Better Person and a More Loving Individual

Santa Clara Meditation Stress – I Have Become a Better Person and a More Loving Individual

Prior to this meditation I was a very stressful person. I had problems sleeping, I constantly argued with my husband, I spent very little time with my children and my job kept me frustrated.

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Santa Clara Meditation Depression – Finally Found a Way to Be Happy Without Pushing or Stressing

Santa Clara Meditation Depression – Finally Found a Way to Be Happy Without Pushing or Stressing

I was a fish climbing up to the earth. Coming to the states alone, I have been living a life full of greed. I was thirsty for knowledge and success.

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Santa Clara Meditation Find Your True Self – The Ultimate Destination

Santa Clara Meditation Find Your True Self – The Ultimate Destination

So often we think of the ultimate destination as a place that exists outside of ourselves. A tropical beach, a stunning vista, a tranquil mountain lake. If only we had the money and time to travel to these places, if only our lives afforded us the opportunity to enjoy the world as we were meant to.

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Santa Clara Meditation Relationships- I Owe Everything to This Meditation and Am Glad I Met It When I Did

Santa Clara Meditation Relationships- I Owe Everything to This Meditation and Am Glad I Met It When I Did

Mention the word meditation and the first thing that always came to my mind was Yoga. Coming from a country where this meditation is not widely practiced or even rarely talked about, my view was as far as I had heard it mentioned or just what I imagined it to be.

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Santa Clara Meditation The Meaning of Life – The Best License I Received In My Life That Transformed My Work Life

Santa Clara Meditation The Meaning of Life – The Best License I Received In My Life That Transformed My Work Life

The impact of the IMF crisis in the late 1990’s was huge. Thirty percent of our company’s total employees were laid off and many of our colleagues who worked at the branches were forced to leave en masse.

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Santa Clara Meditation Stress – I have discovered a new perspective about life that is a complete game changer for me.

Santa Clara Meditation Stress – I have discovered a new perspective about life that is a complete game changer for me.

I found this Meditation through a typical web search when I was looking for a way to manage stress and to better my life. After almost a year of consistently coming to the center – I have discovered a new perspective about life that is a complete game changer for me.

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Santa Clara Meditation Stress – I Could Let Go Of My Inferiority Along With Anger

Santa Clara Meditation Stress – I Could Let Go Of My Inferiority Along With Anger

Jun-yong Um had been a banker, and after his retirement, he opened his own small business. But he lost everything due to the economic situation in South Korea (The 1990’s Korean Financial Crisis).

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Santa Clara Meditation Worries – In A World Without Worries Or Anxiety, I Attained Freedom Through This Meditation

Santa Clara Meditation Worries – In A World Without Worries Or Anxiety, I Attained Freedom Through This Meditation

It has been about 4 years since doing this meditation. On my way to the center, I get calls from my friends stating, “Hasn’t it been long enough doing that meditation?” But looking back at the 4 years of doing this meditation and the changes that have come though it, “I am still hungry.”

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Santa Clara Meditation Positive Life Changes – The Secret to A Successful Employment Interview? It Hinges On Your Mind

Santa Clara Meditation Positive Life Changes – The Secret to A Successful Employment Interview? It Hinges On Your Mind

I had my last finals before my graduation and was preparing for job interviews. During my job search to see what would be a good fit for me, I came across a foreign consulting company and submitted my resume.

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Santa Clara Meditation The Meaning of Life – To Throw Away The Minds Of Money Is To Release Your Attachment To Materialism

Santa Clara MeditationThe Meaning of Life – To Throw Away The Minds Of Money Is To Release Your Attachment To Materialism

Ki-hyun Song is CEO of Sangji Menad, a Korean French joint venture that provides world-class technology in civil engineering construction. Even before he started his business, starting from his early 40s, he was already they envy of others.

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Santa Clara Meditation Health – I Feel Like I Am Reborn

My youth was a quite wild and troubled one. I was a prodigal daughter. During those days, I was full of the false confidence of youth. Since I was the only daughter, I expected everybody to treat me like a princess.

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Santa Clara Meditation Relationships – As My Mind Changed, My Life And My Family Also Changed

Santa Clara Meditation Relationships – As My Mind Changed, My Life And My Family Also Changed

I was always very negative and got irritated easily. I was depressed for no reason and also rebellious. I felt a lot of regrets about my life. Even at a young age, I was curious about the purpose of life, but I lived thinking that to be able to know the answer was beyond me.

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Santa Clara Meditation The Meaning of Life – All the Flaws That I See Are Merely Because I Exist

Santa Clara Meditation The Meaning of Life – All the Flaws That I See Are Merely Because I Exist

At a tutoring center that I worked at, I stumbled upon this meditation pamphlet. I flipped through thinking that this was just another meditation center. The name was so simple. I thought nothing of it.

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Santa Clara Meditation Happiness – Find True Happiness And True Self

Santa Clara Meditation Happiness – Find True Happiness And True Self

Before this meditation, my life had turned into a maze of emotions. Slowly I was starting to become a person filled with anger and despair. I was never satisfied and I was without hope.

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Santa Clara Meditation The Meaning of Life – It Is All About the Truth

Santa Clara Meditation The Meaning of Life – It Is All About the Truth

It is always the last key that unlocks the door.
In the last few years a number of personal tragedies unfolded in my life that I was not prepared to handle.

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